Katyayana-smriti [sanskrit]

by Manmatha Nath Dutt | 2006 | 9,945 words | ISBN-10: 8171102794

The Sanskrit edition of the Katyayana-smriti referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Katyayana-smriti is one of the minor works on Dharmashastra as mentioned in the Yajnavalkya-smriti. Katyayana is the author of a clear and full treatise on law and also wrote on grammar and other subjects. Alternative titles: Kātyāyanasmṛti (कात्यायनस्मृतिः), Kātyāyana-smṛti (कात्यायन-स्मृति).

Verse 80.20 [963]

ताडनं वन्धनं चैव तथैव च विडम्बनम् ।
एष दण्डो हि दासस्य नार्थदण्डो विधीयते ॥ २० [९६३] ॥

tāḍanaṃ vandhanaṃ caiva tathaiva ca viḍambanam |
eṣa daṇḍo hi dāsasya nārthadaṇḍo vidhīyate || 20 [963] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.20 [963] is contained in the book Sixteen Minor Smrtis: 2 Volumes by Manmatha Nath Dutt. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (80.20 [963]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadana, Andhana, Tatha, Vidambana, Esha, Danda, Dasa, Nri, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tāḍanaṃ vandhanaṃ caiva tathaiva ca viḍambanam
  • tāḍanam -
  • tāḍana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāḍana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāḍanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • andhanam -
  • andhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    andhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viḍambanam -
  • viḍambana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viḍambana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viḍambanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “eṣa daṇḍo hi dāsasya nārthadaṇḍo vidhīyate || 20 [963] |
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • daṇḍo* -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dāsasya -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dāsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārthad -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aṇḍo -
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 20*96
  • Cannot analyse 963
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